Thore Skogman

{{Short description|Swedish singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer (1931–2007)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{one source|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = | image = Thore Skogman and Anita Lindblom 1963.jpg | landscape = | image_size = 200px | alt = | caption = Thore Skogman and [[Anita Lindblom]] 1963. | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1931|03|09}} | birth_place = [[Hallstahammar]], Sweden | origin = [[Hallstahammar]], Sweden | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2007|12|9|1931|03|09}} | death_place = [[Gävle]], Sweden | background =solo_singer | genre = [[schlager]], classical | occupation = composer, songwriter, singer, entertainer | instrument = | years_active = 1961–2007 | label = | website = }}

'''Elof Lars Thore Skogman''' (9 March 1931 – 9 December 2007) was a popular Swedish singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer.

Skogman was born in [[Hallstahammar]], Sweden. While working as an accountant and sales manager during the 1950s, he made his debut recording in 1955, devoted his full-time to singing by 1961, and came third in Sweden's national song contest [[Melodifestivalen]] in 1963. In the 1960s he wrote "Fröken Fräken" (literally: ''Miss Freckle'') that became one of his most successful hits. Skogman also wrote songs for other Swedish and Scandinavian artists. Skogman was a familiar and popular fixture in Swedish movies, TV and radio shows, opera and stage performances from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Skogman died at a hospital in [[Gävle]] in 2007.<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article1432148.ab Thore Skogman död], ''Aftonbladet'', 10 December 2007.</ref>

==Selected discography == * 1959 – ''Fullträffar'' (including ''Penninggaloppen'' and ''Storfiskarvalsen'') * 1965 – ''Thore Skogman i skivspåret'' * 1967 – ''En sån strålande dag'' * 1968 – ''Opp i varv'' * 1970 – ''Hesa Fredrik och Pelle Propeller'' * 1970 – ''The Old Skogman'' * 1971 – ''Dans på Skogmans loge'' * 1972 – ''[[Eva Bysing]] och Thore Skogman på Berns'' * 1973 – ''Led milda ljus'' * 1973 – ''Det glada Liseberg'' * 1975 – ''Det ska gå med musik'' * 1980 – ''Lätt operett'' * 1985 – ''Skogmans jul'' * 1991 – ''En evig sång'' * 1997 – ''Hård-Rock med Thore Skogman'' * 2001 – ''Ljudblommor'' * 2008 – ''Thore goes Metal''

==Filmography == * 1963 – ''Tre dar i buren'' * 1964 – ''Tre dar på luffen'' * 1965 – ''Pang i bygget'' * 1967 – ''Hemma hos Thore'' * 1967 – ''En sån strålande dag'' * 1968 – ''Mannen som ikke kunne le''

==Selected soundtrack == * 1963 – ''Tre dar i buren'' * 1964 – ''Tre dar på luffen'' * 1965 – ''Pang i bygget'' * 1967 – ''En sån strålande dag'' * 1977 – ''91:an och generalernas fnatt'' * 2001 – ''Rundt om Rundrejsen 2001'' * 2001 – ''Linie 3 – Rundrejsen 2001''

== Well-known songs by Skogman == * ''Ensam jag är'' (I am lonely) * ''Surströmmingspolka'' (Sour herring polka) * ''[[Tiotusen röda rosor]]'' (10,000 red roses) * ''Du är en riktig klippare du'' (You are truly a smart guy) * ''Dra ända in i Hälsingland'' (Go all the way into Hälsingland) * ''Penninggaloppen'' (The money gallop) * ''Storfiskarvalsen'' (The waltz of the great fisher) * ''[[Pop opp i topp]]'' (Pop up the top) * ''[[Fröken Fräken]]'' (Miss Freckles) * ''Twist till menuett'' (Twist to menuet) * ''Kalle Västman från Västmanland'' (Kalle Västman from Västmanland) * ''Min soliga dag'' (My sunny day) * ''Tänk om jag kunde spela dragspel som Calle Jularbo'' (What if I could play the accordion like Calle Jularbo) * ''Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig'' (Old flames die hard) * ''Skinnrock från Malung'' (Leather jacket from Malung) * ''Rött hår och glest mellan tänderna'' (Redhead with widely spaced teeth) * ''Plättlaggen'' (The pancake pan) * ''Även bland törnen finns det rosor'' (There are roses even among the thorns)

==References == {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Thore Skogman}} *[http://www.thoreskogman.se/ Thore Skogman], official website *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192604/http://www.mic.stim.se/avd/mic/prod/personer.nsf/LookupBiografier/6D47384B564EB9E44125649500566EA3?OpenDocument Thore Skogman – Biography] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222224/http://www.swedenguide.org/7/ Interview with Thore Skogman] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOUt4AKIE-I Wiggen] A humorous YouTube made from the recording of Skogman singing The Polka by Wigg.

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